The main street running through Lindley is finally to get £100,000 worth of resurfacing work after years of pleading from business owners and councillors.

Road improvements are planned for Lidget Street in Lindley, from the junction of East Street to the junction of Holly Bank Road.

Kirklees Council's principal engineer, (Planned Works), Jerry Denton, said the work is due to begin in early January and will last about four weeks.

The street is home to some of Huddersfield's most exclusive stores, restaurants as well as a boutique hotel which cost £4.5m.

These include the celebrated and award-winning Eric's restaurant, the recently opened Manor House hotel and restaurant complex, a champagne and cocktail bar, The Arborist, as well as the high class ladies' store, Pure Boutique and the popular Lindley Tap, Bar and Grill.

The scheme comprises will include of Thomas Street, together with drainage gully replacements where required.

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The budget for the scheme is £100k and is part of the council's Capital Plan spend for 2018/19.

Kirklees councillor Cahal Burke, (Lindley, Lib Dem), said: "I’m delighted that highway improvement will be carried out on Lidget Street, as we’ve been campaigning about this for years.

"Many of our roads in our area have been neglected and are unsafe for motorists and pedestrians and have not been prioritised as they should be."

His Lindley Lib Dem colleague, Clr Richard Eastwood, added: "This is fantastic news because many of our residents have contacted us to complain about the state of the highways. The works are long overdue."

Restaurant review: Lindley Tap, Lidget Street, Lindley.

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In a letter to residents Mr Denton said: "The scheme comprises footway reconstruction/resurfacing on the East side (even numbers) plus the upgrading of the zebra crossing points near the junction of Thomas Street, together with drainage gully replacements where required.

"Carriageway resurfacing will follow to complete the works. It is our intention to begin with the footway and drainage works, starting week 7 January 2019 for approximately four weeks, weather permitting, followed by the carriageway works on three consecutive Sundays – the 3, 10 and 17 of February, again, weather permitting.

Kirklees councillors Richard Eastwood and Cahal Burke pictured in Lindley ahead of the resurfacing work which is due to be carried out in the new year (Image: Cahal Burke)

"These works are being carried out as part of a programme of highway improvements.

"To carry out the footway and drainage work safely, we will be working under a one way order, with an on-street parking suspension, allowing vehicular access through the works and to maintain the bus service.

"A signed diversion will be in place for traffic travelling towards East Street. In an attempt to minimise disruption to residents, businesses and other road users we will be working during both days and nights to complete as quickly as practicable.

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"We will correlate the night time drainage works, where possible, to assist with customer parking in the evenings.

"In order to carry out the carriageway resurfacing, we will be working under a road closure which, unfortunately, means that vehicular access through this section of Lidget Street can’t be accommodated during each Sunday.

"Pedestrian access will be unrestricted throughout and vehicles should have access after works finish each day. It is expected that works will start each Sunday at approximately 8am and be complete by 5pm. A signed diversion will be in place during closure hours.

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"Emergency vehicle access will be accommodated should the need arise. Alternative arrangements will be made by the bus operator for the unavoidable disruption to the bus service on the Sundays.

"Works will be on a daily rolling programme and as such we would advise that, if you are requiring vehicular access, you park beyond the extents of the work area during these periods.

"Gatemen will be on site, at closure points, to advise residents and businesses on access etc."

Interestingly he adds that the council has served a Section 58 notice to restrict future work from being carried out on Lidget Street.

Lidget Street Car Park.

In this case, the restriction is for five years after the resurfacing work has been completed.

This means that the resurfaced area cannot be dug-up again within this period, apart from new connections for utilities supplies; emergency or urgent works; works for health or safety reasons; or where the council gives its consent.

As part of this restriction process, statutory undertakers (water, gas, electricity and telecommunications companies) will receive a copy of this notice requiring them to tell the council about any work that they need to carry out on the road before it is resurfaced.

This process will help to avoid roads being dug-up again shortly after road works have taken place.